CNN’s Chile affiliate: “Hugo Chavez esta muerto”. Google translation of the CNN Chile lead: “Guillermo Cochez Panamanian politician says the president of Venezuela is deceased. Contact with CNN Chile’s former ambassador said that since last December 30 President Chavez declared brain dead in Cuba, with which he returned to Venezuela in that state, and therefore it could not be visited by the various leaders who have visited, questioned and denied as the last picture that was published between Chavez and his daughters.”

Well, apparently the “source” for this story despises Chavez, and may just be trolling Venezuela to produce Chavez and prove he isn’t dead. There is a creepy photo where Chavez is seen reading a sandpaper from 2/14. Interestingly though he is smiling his eyes are closed. All in all, it’s creepy. I will say this – in this picture he doesn’t look like a man who is wasting away from cancer. http://qz.com/57654/could-hugo-chavez-already-be-dead-we-have-reasons-to-doubt/